Cap. 385 Art. 12Application of this Act.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this article, this Act applies to -

(a) the Government, including any government department or other authority of the Government, any Minister or Parliamentary Secretary, any public officer and any member or servant of an authority as aforesaid;

(b) any statutory body, and any partnership or other body in which the Government or any one or more of the said bodies aforesaid or any combination thereof has a controlling interest or over which it has effective control, including any director, member, manager or other officer of such body or partnership or of its controlling body (hereinafter collectively referred to as organisation); and

(c) local councils and any committee thereof, mayors, councillors and members of staff of all local councils.

(2) This Act applies as aforesaid even when the persons to whom it applies have acted in accordance with recommendations received or after holding consultations according to law or after observing other legal requirements.

(3) (a) This Act does not apply to the persons or bodies listed in Part A of the First Schedule to this Act.

(b) This Act shall not apply to the bodies listed in Part B of the First Schedule to this Act, unless proof to the satisfaction of the Ombudsman is produced showing that all available means of redress have been exhausted.

(4) (a) The Prime Minister may by order in the Gazette amend, vary or substitute the lists in Part A and Part B of the First Schedule to this Act.

(b) No order made under this subarticle shall have effect unless it has received the prior approval of the House of Representatives signified by resolution.